Cross-border intelligence

Booking.com Anti-Fraud Practices Face Scrutiny in Europe

European regulators are investigating whether Booking.com has done enough to prevent scams on its platform. The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it had opened a formal inquiry into whether the travel platform had

Australia’s IFM snaps up 68% stake in ABP

Australian infrastructure fund IFM Investors is set to acquire a 68% stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), following months of rumours about possible bidders circling the UK’s largest port owner and operator. ABP shareholders Canada Pens

Visa changes fees in Canada

A Canadian trade group has urged card networks to reduce their interchange fees and pass those cost savings on to sellers.

Some hiring managers may be waiting until after the election to recruit

Decision-makers identified changes in government policies as one of the biggest hiring challenges for 2026.

FTC, SEC Scrutiny Raises Stakes for AI Data Disclosures

Businesses deploying artificial intelligence face growing legal exposure when their descriptions of data practices fail to match how their systems operate. Updating privacy policies or terms of service after introducing AI features can leav

Apple expands US supplier network for iPhone materials, components

The company added a new titanium supplier and expanded its partnership with an advanced film maker as part of a $600 billion commitment to U.S. manufacturing.

Beyond the Product Feed – How Marketplace Partnerships Drive Category Growth

There’s no question that strategic alliances between retailers and marketplace partners deliver better outcomes for both customers and the businesses. – It goes without saying that shared category expertise, customer insight and strategic p

Smart Contracts Connect B2B Workflows to Real-Time Payments

In the commercial payments realm, invoices need validation, discrepancies warrant resolution and someone (or an authorized system) ultimately approve the release of funds. Smart contracts are being used to carry approved payment instruction

Why More Fleets Are Looking at Captives

Commercial auto liability hasn’t turned a real underwriting profit in over a decade, and that math is pushing more fleets toward captives and other alternative risk structures. Reliance Partners Senior Vice President of Sales Frank Kneeland

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Phillips Connect moves trailer sensor alerts into the yard

Phillips Connect launched two smart trailer products Sunday at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Charlotte, North Carolina. Insights reads trailer sensor data to diagnose tire and lighting problems. T

SproutLink vs. Linktree: Which link-in-bio tool is right for your brand?

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Fiserv taps AI for retail rethink

Merchants are grappling with how their payments technology will handle artificial intelligence-fueled digital e-commerce, a Fiserv executive said.

AdGentic Podcast & Newsletter launches – Advertising in the age of AI agents

For years we’ve grappled with adverts, given them fancy names like Retail Media and Performance Marketing (or on marketplaces they’ve been dubbed Sponsored or Promoted products and listings), but now a new vista is opening up – Ads in your

New payment rails catch on, slowly

Some companies have yet to realize the full potential of multi-rail systems, speakers said at the Money20/20 conference said Monday.

OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud

OpenAI has launched a new partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) rival Google. This collaboration brings OpenAI’s frontier AI models and Codex⁠ agentic workflows to Google Cloud’s Model Garden, the companies announced Wednesday (Oct.

Netflix lowers ad revenue forecast by 10%, continues to beef up ad suite

While the streamer grew revenue 12% year over year in Q3, it expects ad revenue to come in $300 million lower than previously forecast.

Accredited official statistics: Alcohol Bulletin

This publication covers provisional alcohol duty receipts data to October 2026 and provisional production and clearances data to September 2026.

Union Pacific CFO to retire

Union Pacific CFO Jennifer Hamann will retire after 35 years with the railroad. The post Union Pacific CFO to retire appeared first on FreightWaves.

Target unwraps high-concept holiday ads focused on gift-giving academy

Actor D’Arcy Carden serves as Chief Giftologist in a new campaign that will be supported by a bigger creator push around YouTube and TikTok.

Extended peak season drives high dwell times at San Pedro Bay Ports

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association said record volumes in September pushed up the time cargo remained idle, both for rail and truck transport.

EBay Cuts 1,100 Jobs to Pivot Toward High-Growth Markets

EBay plans to lay off 9% of its workforce, or about 1,100 people, as it sharpens its focus on faster-growing markets, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct. 21). CEO Jamie Iannone announced the move in a memo sent to staff, which was seen by Reut

Pharma Logistics: From Visibility to Predictive Decisions

Predictive pharmaceutical logistics promises earlier intervention, but practical results depend on data quality, operating procedures and accountable decisions. The post Pharma Logistics: From Visibility to Predictive Decisions appeared fir

New Ecommerce Tools: October 21, 2026

New services this week include AI-powered marketing, agentic commerce, return platforms, dropshipping, cross-border commerce, sales tax management, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: October 21, 2026 appeared first on Practical Ecommer